Here is today’s Turkey news in English, Tuesday 10 November 2026. Leaders gathered in Antalya on the eve of the COP31 Leaders Summit, Türkiye marked 88 years since Atatürk’s death, and our new Politics section opened with reports from parliament and Cyprus.
COP31 in Antalya
COP31 Leaders Summit eve: Leaders including Aliyev, Mirziyoyev and Bangladesh’s PM arrived; Erdoğan met Guterres, Lula and Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed, and public staff in seven Antalya districts are on leave on 11–12 November.
Politics
Monitoring commission: Speaker Kurtulmuş began talks with parties on a parliamentary commission for the ‘terror-free Türkiye’ process.
Cyprus crossings: Erhürman and Christodoulides agreed to open two new crossing points.
2027 budget talks: The youth and sports ministry presented a 399.7 billion lira budget to parliament’s committee.
Fund investigation: Five suspects, including Yunus Arıncı, were taken to the Istanbul courthouse; no court decision had been reported.
10 November
Atatürk commemoration: Türkiye stopped at 09:05 to mark 88 years since Atatürk’s death; it was a normal working day.
Power cuts
Muğla, Wednesday: Ölüdeniz, Kayaköy, Karakeçililer and Nif in Fethiye, Seydikemer and villages in Bodrum.
Antalya, Wednesday: Mahmutlar and highland areas of Alanya, Kaş, Gazipaşa, Elmalı and Korkuteli.
İzmir, Wednesday: Twenty-two districts, from Karşıyaka and Konak to Çeşme and Foça.
İzmir, Thursday: Thirteen districts, including Bornova, Bayraklı, Çiğli, Urla and Aliağa.
New guides
Property tax 2026: Rates, the 30 November second instalment and how foreign owners pay.
Adding a pool or garden in Muğla: Permits, protected areas, shared-plot consent, water and timing.
Property management for absentee owners: Services, fee models, power of attorney, DASK and holiday-let rules.
Tomorrow from 08:00 we will follow the first day of the COP31 Leaders Summit, Thursday’s power cuts and party group meetings in parliament, with new guides on property scams, inheritance law and renovations.
Sources
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
